Seeing that Xue Yuntian had agreed to the Ghost Emperor's request for cooperation, the elder couldn't help but remind him, "Your Majesty the Emperor, the Holy Spirit Cult is not to be trusted; they are very likely setting a trap for us in secret!"
Looking at him, the former replied indifferently, "I am well aware of that, however, these are things that the federation and other forces would absolutely not provide!"
To make the Douling Empire stronger, he would spare no effort!
Cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult was nothing!
The elder pursed his lips, "It seems Your Majesty already has your own plans, then I shall say no more."
Xue Yuntian handed over the storage soul tool, "Hmm, take this thing down."
With these items, the Douling Empire would enter an unprecedented period of rapid development...
After accepting it, the elder nodded and then vanished from sight...
Only then did he look up at the sky, his voice resolute, "Holy Spirit Cult, I hope you do not disappoint me. The Douling Empire has been forbearing for so long; perhaps it's time to show a bit of our edge!"
...
Later, according to the message conveyed by Jiang Qiyue, various major forces sent many Soul Masters to the city nearest to the abyss and set up simple defenses in a short period of time...
However, nobody was sure whether these would be sufficient to hold back the advancing steps of the Abyssal Creature Army...
Many powerful individuals with a soul power rank reaching Titled Douluo discussed, "Although we have built basic defensive lines, can we really hold off the enemy with just these Soul Masters?"
"Nonsense, of course we can't hold them off. The only reason to set up defenses is to slow the invasion of the abyssal creatures. Otherwise, before the major forces can decide on a strategy, the whole Continent could already be under the rule of the abyssal creatures!"
"That's right, whether we can hold back the Abyssal Creature Army or not, we should resist with all our might and delay them as long as possible!"
"You guys, why do you think about losing before the battle even starts? Our number of Soul Masters may be less than the abyssal creatures, but we also have a huge advantage—that is the soul tools."
"Furthermore, the federation has donated some technology free of charge that can effectively harm the abyssal creatures!"
Hearing their discussion, the Soul Masters who were still harboring fear were immediately emboldened...
"Those mere abyssal creatures thinking of devouring our Human Plane is utterly delusional!"
"If those abyssal creatures dare come here, let them all die in this place. They won't advance an inch further!"
"I'm fired up, I never thought I'd one day be fighting for the entire human world!"
"Boom!!"
As a resounding roar filled the air, the Soul Guidance Device Shield surrounding them shattered instantly...
Immediately after, one after another, the bloodthirsty abyssal creatures continued to surge forward...
In their eyes, there was only one command given by the Spirit Emperor—to destroy the human world!
One of the War Gods from the War God Hall immediately reacted, shouting, "Not good, it's the Abyssal Creature Army; they've broken through the Defensive Soul Guidance Devices!"
"All units, immediately fire the Soul cannonballs and launch an attack on the abyssal creatures!"
As these words escaped his lips, the Soul Masters, who appeared panicked, quickly calmed down, channeling their Soul Power into the soul artillery batteries, and released hundreds to thousands of Soul cannonballs, indiscriminately bombarding the enemy ahead...
With the constant explosions, the abyssal creatures caught in the blast were immediately reduced to mangled corpses, limbs flying across the sky, and blood painting the earth red...
Seeing the effectiveness of the attack, the War God breathed a sigh of relief, but still shouted, "Mecha Brigade, don't just stand there, stop them!"
The Mecha Masters, who were originally planning to enter the fray later, didn't hesitate to dive into their mechs...
Upon activation, they directly faced the onslaught, preventing the abyssal creatures that had survived the bombing from breaking through the defensive line!
The Abyssal Emperors who arrived later naturally witnessed the situation before them...
The Spirit Emperor sneered, "Hmph, they really did set up a defensive line? But it looks extremely weak, and the defenders are all just ants!"
The Demon Emperor licked his lips and asked, "Great Abyssal Emperor, shall we take action? Such a level of defense can easily be broken with a flick of the hand!"
The Fierce Emperor echoed, "Although we've already killed quite a few humans, crushing these ants is still a pleasure!"
The Wise Emperor also nodded, "The plan of the Great Abyssal Emperor is the most important, it's not worth wasting time on these ants!"
Without the permission of the Abyssal Emperor, they didn't dare to act rashly!
Otherwise, the consequences would be very serious!
Watching all this, the Abyssal Emperor commanded, "No need, just give these ants a little time to prepare for battle, so as to completely crush their will to resist!"
The Spirit Emperor furrowed his brow, "Emperor, aren't you..."
When we were in the Abyss, the Great Emperor had said to destroy the human plane as quickly as possible, and now you're giving them a chance...
It is truly baffling...
However, the only response was the former's gaze, devoid of any emotion...
The Abyssal Emperor closed his eyes, calmly stating, "Spirit Emperor, do not attempt to guess my thoughts, otherwise, you will die a worthless death, just like these ants!"
Immediately, the Spirit Emperor swallowed hard, "Great Abyssal Emperor, I was presumptuous!"
He could feel the warning in those words, if there was a next time, it wouldn't just end like that!
...
Long Yeyue watched the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion and Shrek students before her, and spoke in a heavy voice, "According to the latest news, the Abyssal Creature Army has already reached the nearest city and has launched an attack!"
Ye Xinglan expressed her surprise, "What? So soon? Then, Elder Long, should we go to reinforce?"
The former shook her head, "No, that's just the first line of defense, meant to buy time and weaken the strength of the Abyssal Creature Army. It's not yet time for the decisive battle!"
Yue Zhengyu furrowed his brow, "Elder Long, what do you mean by that?"
Yuanen Yehui spoke displeasedly, "If we don't support them, the first line of defense won't last long. Isn't this equal to treating them as disposable pawns?"
Xu Xiaoyan also nodded, "Yes, other forces might not reinforce, but isn't our Shrek Academy always..."
Long Yeyue sighed, "Children, you need to understand that the current situation is different, some things must be sacrificed!"
"Moreover, when the first line of defense was established, those Soul Masters already knew what would happen. It is their responsibility!"
Tang Wulin narrowed his eyes, "Elder Long, are you saying... the main forces of the entire continent need to be concentrated to the third line of defense?"
Long Yeyue cast an approving glance, "Correct! To successfully defeat the Abyssal Creature Army, we need to be fully prepared, we cannot be as hasty as we were in the battle against the Abyss!"
"Only by uniting the continent's main forces in one place, can we have a chance of victory"